Opinions
The Iran-Israel Confrontation and the Security of Afghanistan
By: Abdul Naser Noorzad
To begin, it is important to note that Afghanistan is surrounded by four security belts or zones from the north, east, south, and west—each imposing specific security dynamics upon the country. But broadly speaking, regardless of geographic distance, the Iran-Israel confrontation is likely to draw in powerful global actors into this dangerous security game. In this context, Afghanistan r...
We Owe Afghan Women a Chance to Make Their Own Destiny
By Annie Pforzheimer and Nazila Jamshidi
“We urge the United Nations to bring Afghan women to the negotiating table, to be their own advocates and create their own destiny, before it is too late.”
Pakistan and the Strategic asset of Haqqanis
By Abdul Naser Noorzad
I will dedicate this analysis to the question of why Haqqani is not the person we imagine him to be? And how the optimistic perception formed about him distorts and misleads the analysis beyond the future events in Afghanistan
Haqqani is...
Legal Implications of the Doha Agreement: Prospects Under a Second Trump Presidency
By Fawad Poya
The Doha Agreement between the United States and the Taliban, signed on February 29, 2020, is a peculiar deal without historical precede...
The Afghan Crisis: Analyzing Responsibilities and the Need for a New Approach
By Abdul Saboor Sitiez
Afghanistan, a country with a long history of war and instability, is still in the grip of one of its most severe crises. This crisis is not the result of a single group or a single factor, but rather the result of a complex and multidimensio...
Women’s Body; Men’s Card Game in The Afghan Political Arena
By Abdul Saboor Sitiez
The Taliban leader’s recent decree banning women and girls from health education has inflicted another deep wound on women and the entire Afghan society. Once again making Afghan women and their fate the headlines of the world. The rece...
